Cemetery

Campground

Panola County · THC Atlas #7365003305

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About this site

Campground is a cemetery in Panola County, Texas. It is one of 80 cemeteries documented in Panola County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.1864, -94.4071. The nearest cataloged historic site is Restland Memorial Park (cemetery), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lawrence, Holland Quarters Cemetery, and Pisgah United Methodist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7365003305. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This Panola County burial ground, known as the Old Camp Ground, grew out of the old-time camp meetings held on the site into the early 1900s, which gave it its name. It was the location of Pisgah Methodist Church, organized in 1848 before the congregation moved to a new site in 1913. Oral tradition holds that both Black and white residents were buried here, and early graves were marked in the East Texas custom of wooden 'pens' and sheds, most of which were later removed. Of an estimated 80 to 100 graves, only a handful remain identifiable.

Sources: txgenwebcounties.org

📍 32.1864, -94.4071 · Panola County

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